Lighthouse and keeper's house | |
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Location | 600 Beachview Dr., Saint Simons Island, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 31°08′03″N 81°23′37″W / 31.13411°N 81.39358°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1810 ![]() |
Foundation | Tabby |
Construction | Iron and brick |
Automated | 1954 |
Height | 104 feet (32 m) |
Shape | Frustum of a cone |
Markings | White tower attached to a two-story brick dwelling with red roof |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1872 |
Focal height | 32 m (105 ft) ![]() |
Lens | Third-order Fresnel lens |
Characteristic | continuous white light with a more intense flash every 60 s |
St. Simons Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keepers' Building | |
Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
Built | 1889 |
Architect | Bvt. Gen. O.M. Poe, Charles B. Cluskey |
Architectural style | Gothic, Eclectic |
NRHP reference No. | 72000386[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
The St. Simons Island Light is a lighthouse on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States. It guides ships into St. Simons Sound and warns of the many sandbars in the area.